Application Due Date(s): New and Resubmission applications are accepted on the date specified in the Invitation to Submit after successful competition of the corresponding OT1 application (See RFA-RM-15-003) and must be submitted by 5:00 PM local time of the applicant organization. Applications submitted after 5:00 PM local time of the applicant organization will automatically roll forward to the next due date, except for the last due date, for which no late applications will be accepted. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.

AIDS Application Due Date(s): Not Applicable

Scientific Merit Review: Objective review will be conducted approximately six weeks following the applicable due date.

Advisory Council Review: Not Applicable

Earliest Start Date: The OT2 award is expected to begin approximately 3-6 months after submission of the OT2 application.

Purpose:

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications (via limited competition) for SPARC Comprehensive Functional Mapping of Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology of Organs. These projects will comprehensively provide data for developing detailed, predictive functional and anatomical neural circuit maps for neural control of major functions of organs and their functionally-associated structures. Each project is to focus on a specific organ and the afferent and efferent innervation that controls function of the organ. Applications are only accepted after successful competition of the corresponding OT1 pre-application (See RFA-RM-15-003) and invitation to the applicant to submit the OT2 application.

About

The Center for Translational and Basic Research (CTBR) for Addressing Health Disparities and Improving Health Outcomes (formerly The Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function/Gene Center) is dedicated to enhancing infrastructure to support basic and translational/clinical research, and to reducing minority health disparities. The Center contains a cadre of 19 biomedical researchers focusing on the areas of Cancer, Neuro/Behavior, and Disease Prevention using telehealth e-platforms to serve the underserved populations.

Acknowledgements

The CTBR is supported by a Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (8 G12 MD007599) of the National Institutes of Health, the Weill Cornell Medical College Clinical & Translational Science Center (2UL1TR000457-06) of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.